When the Trump team tries to build a wall,
start a war, shred the Constitution,
and sell off our public institutions,
will you say no everywhere you can,
in the streets, the courts, your communities?

When the Trump team tries to
take away healthcare, tear apart families,
create a Muslim registry, close clinics,
while giving corporations tax breaks,
will you resist with your time, money, social capital?

And when the Trump team tries
to give white supremacists and CEOs
the keys to our national fate and fortune,
will you reach across aisles and states
to build the movement to defend America?

We usually pledge to New Year’s resolutions.
But this year, what’s your New Year’s Revolution?

We’ve seen the Trump team and it’s revolting.
So we have to be ready to revolt back at them.

Before the new year, have some good cheer,
and a cold beer … you know that we’re here
at your local, progressive social club.

But a growing movement against his mandate,
an increasing popular victory for Clinton,
fights against appointees and Muslim registries,
against conflicts of interest and tearing up healthcare.
In short a resistance on the rise.

Trump’s assembling a team that will bumble,
and would get us as a nation ready to crumble.
But as they say at his beloved wrestling matches,
“Let’s get ready to rumble.”

Ready to fight, or just find comfort for the night,
raise your spirits and a pint or two
at your local progressive social club.

The Cabinet is becoming a House of Horrors,
a mix of inexperience and wrong experience,
from 1%ers to Medicare privateers to Islamaphobes
even before Palin or Giuliani have found their seats.

Twitter’s a torrent of proposals and assertions
on voter fraud, flag burning and conflicts of interest,
ranging from unconstitutional to inane,
from phony boasts to outright lies.

Meanwhile, his unabashed self-dealing,
along with recounts, Russia, and other revelations,
plus Clinton’s 2.5 million popular vote lead,
makes Trump legitimacy and mandate
as fragile as his ego and his temper.

From conflicts of interest to conflicts in agenda,
to being a guy who just thrives on conflict,
he may have a minority of votes to be Commander-in-Chief
but he’d get all the votes declaring him Conflicter-in-Chief.

Escape the conflict and enjoy some comrades
as you vent and share, rant and care
at your local progressive social club.